Academic Resources & Journals on Cardiovascular Disease

• The National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation Quality and Outcomes Report 2018 Link

 

• BACPR scientific statement: British standards and core components for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation Link

 

• McHale, S., Astin, F., Neubeck, L., Dawkes, S. and Hanson, C.L., 2020. A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physical activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 19(1), pp.31-43. Link

 

• Taylor, R.S., Sagar, V.A., Davies, E.J., Briscoe, S., Coats, A.J., Dalal, H., Lough, F., Rees, K., Singh, S.J. and Mordi, I.R., 2014. Exercise‐based rehabilitation for heart failure. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, (4). Link

 

• Price, K.J., Gordon, B.A., Bird, S.R. and Benson, A.C., 2016. A review of guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation exercise programmes: is there an international consensus?. European journal of preventive cardiology, 23(16), pp.1715-1733. Link

 

• Long, L., Mordi, I.R., Bridges, C., Sagar, V.A., Davies, E.J., Coats, A.J., Dalal, H., Rees, K., Singh, S.J. and Taylor, R.S., 2019. Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with heart failure. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (1). Link

 

•  Long, L., Anderson, L., Gandhi, M., Dewhirst, A., Bridges, C. and Taylor, R., 2019. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for stable angina: systematic review and meta-analysis. Open heart, 6(1), p.e000989. Link

 

• Narici, M., De Vito, G., Franchi, M., Paoli, A., Moro, T., Marcolin, G., Grassi, B., Baldassarre, G., Zuccarelli, L., Biolo, G. and Di Girolamo, F.G., 2020. Impact of sedentarism due to the COVID-19 home confinement on neuromuscular, cardiovascular and metabolic health: Physiological and pathophysiological implications and recommendations for physical and nutritional countermeasures. European Journal of Sport Science, pp.1-22. Link

 

• BRAITH, R.W., WELSCH, M.A., MILLS JR, R.M., KELLER, J.W. and POLLOCK, M.L., 1998. Resistance exercise prevents glucocorticoid-induced myopathy in heart transplant recipients. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 30(4), pp.483-489. Link

 

• Cornelissen, V.A., Fagard, R.H., Coeckelberghs, E. and Vanhees, L., 2011. Impact of resistance training on blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. Hypertension, 58(5), pp.950-958.Link

 

• Anayo, L., Rogers, P., Long, L., Dalby, M. and Taylor, R., 2019. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients following open surgical aortic valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve implant: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open heart, 6(1), p.e000922. Link

 

Vibration Training  

 

• Figueroa, A., Gil, R., Wong, A., Hooshmand, S., Park, S.Y., Vicil, F. and Sanchez-Gonzalez, M.A., 2012. Whole-body vibration training reduces arterial stiffness, blood pressure and sympathovagal balance in young overweight/obese women. Hypertension Research, 35(6), pp.667-672. Link

 

• Yule, C.E., Stoner, L., Hodges, L.D. and Cochrane, D.J., 2016. Does short-term whole-body vibration training affect arterial stiffness in chronic stroke? A preliminary study. Journal of physical therapy science, 28(3), pp.996-1002. Link

 

• Zornoff, L. and Minicucci, M.F., 2019. Is There a Role For Whole Body Vibration in Protecting Cardiovascular Disease?. Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 112(1), pp.38-39. Link

 

• Chaves, J.R., Borges, D.L., Fortes, J.V.S., Vale, T.F.S., Borges, M.G.B., Silva, L.M., de Sá-Caputo, D.C. and Bernardo-Filho, M., 2018. Study of the effect of whole-body vibration exercise in cardiac surgery postoperative care: a protocol proposition. Brazilian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences, 17(100), pp.7-11.Link  

 

Training 

 

• Harwood, A., Ingle, L., Chetter, I. and Doherty, P., The BASES Expert Statement on Exercise Training for People with Intermittent Claudication due to Peripheral Arterial Disease. Link

 

• Butler, T., Kerley, C.P., Altieri, N., Alvarez, J., Green, J., Hinchliffe, J., Stanford, D. and Paterson, K., 2020. Optimum nutritional strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation (BACPR). Heart, 106(10), pp.724-731. Link

 

• Hannan, A.L., Hing, W., Simas, V., Climstein, M., Coombes, J.S., Jayasinghe, R., Byrnes, J. and Furness, J., 2018. High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training within cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open access journal of sports medicine, 9, p.1. Link

 

• Hollings, M., Mavros, Y., Freeston, J. and Fiatarone Singh, M., 2017. The effect of progressive resistance training on aerobic fitness and strength in adults with coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European journal of preventive cardiology, 24(12), pp.1242-1259. Link

 

• van Halewijn, G., Deckers, J., Tay, H.Y., van Domburg, R., Kotseva, K. and Wood, D., 2017. Lessons from contemporary trials of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology, 232, pp.294-303. Link

 

• Gomes-Neto, M., Duraes, A.R., Reis, H.F.C.D., Neves, V.R., Martinez, B.P. and Carvalho, V.O., 2017. High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 24(16), pp.1696-1707. Link

 

• Gomes-Neto, M., Duraes, A.R., Reis, H.F.C.D., Neves, V.R., Martinez, B.P. and Carvalho, V.O., 2017. High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 24(16), pp.1696-1707. Link

 

• Buckingham, S.A., Taylor, R.S., Jolly, K., Zawada, A., Dean, S.G., Cowie, A., Norton, R.J. and Dalal, H.M., 2016. Home-based versus centre-based cardiac rehabilitation: abridged Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart, 3(2), p.e000463. Link

 

• Cornelis, J., Beckers, P., Taeymans, J., Vrints, C. and Vissers, D., 2016. Comparing exercise training modalities in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal of cardiology, 221, pp.867-876. Link

 

• Taylor, R.S., Long, L., Mordi, I.R., Madsen, M.T., Davies, E.J., Dalal, H., Rees, K., Singh, S.J., Gluud, C. and Zwisler, A.D., 2019. Exercise-based rehabilitation for heart failure: Cochrane systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis. JACC: Heart Failure, 7(8), pp.691-705. Link

 

• Patel, H., Alkhawam, H., Madanieh, R., Shah, N., Kosmas, C.E. and Vittorio, T.J., 2017. Aerobic vs anaerobic exercise training effects on the cardiovascular system. World journal of cardiology, 9(2), p.134. Link

 

• Kachur, S., Chongthammakun, V., Lavie, C.J., De Schutter, A., Arena, R., Milani, R.V. and Franklin, B.A., 2017. Impact of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training programs in coronary heart disease. Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 60(1), pp.103-114. Link

 

• Casonatto, J., Goessler, K.F., Cornelissen, V.A., Cardoso, J.R. and Polito, M.D., 2016. The blood pressure-lowering effect of a single bout of resistance exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European journal of preventive cardiology, 23(16), pp.1700-1714. Link

 

• Ingle, L. and Carroll, S., 2020. Cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training. Link      

 

• Price, K.J., Gordon, B.A., Bird, S.R. and Benson, A.C., 2016. A review of guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation exercise programmes: is there an international consensus?. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 23(16), pp.1715-1733. Link     

 

• Gohlke, H., 2017. General Principles of Nutrition Support in Cardiac Rehabilitation. In Cardiac Rehabilitation Manual (pp. 31-72). Springer, Cham. Link

 

• Lacroix, S., Cantin, J. and Nigam, A., 2017. Contemporary issues regarding nutrition in cardiovascular rehabilitation. Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 60(1), pp.36-42. Link

 

• Rawstorn, J.C., Gant, N., Direito, A., Beckmann, C. and Maddison, R., 2016. Telehealth exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, 102(15), pp.1183-1192. Link

 

Risk Factors for Arteriosclerosis 

 

• Hida, T., Imagama, S., Ando, K., Kobayashi, K., Muramoto, A., Ito, K., Ishikawa, Y., Tsushima, M., Nishida, Y., Ishiguro, N. and Hasegawa, Y., 2018. Sarcopenia and physical function are associated with inflammation and arteriosclerosis in community-dwelling people: the Yakumo study. Modern Rheumatology, 28(2), pp.345-350. Link

 

• Zhou, B., She, J., Wang, Y. and Ma, X., 2020. Venous thrombosis and arteriosclerosis obliterans of lower extremities in a very severe patient with 2019 novel coronavirus disease: a case report. Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 50(1), pp.229-232. Link

 

• Fujie, S. and Iemitsu, M., 2019. Anti-ageing effects for arteriosclerosis by exercise and nutrition. Glycative Stress Research, 6(4), pp.219-226. Link

 

• Matsuda, M., 2006. Effects of Exercise and Physical Activity on Prevention of Arteriosclerosis—Special Reference to Arterial Distensibility—. International Journal of Sport and Health Science, 4(Special_Issue_2_2006), pp.316-324. Link

 

•  Seals, D.R., Nagy, E.E. and Moreau, K.L., 2019. Aerobic exercise training and vascular function with ageing in healthy men and women. The Journal of Physiology, 597(19), pp.4901-4914. Link

 

• Marshall, L., Lee, K.K., Stewart, S.D., Wild, A., Fujisawa, T., Ferry, A.V., Stables, C.L., Lithgow, H., Chapman, A.R., Anand, A. and Shah, A.S., 2020. Effect of exercise intensity and duration on cardiac troponin release. Circulation, 141(1), pp.83-85. Link

 

• Dancy, L., O’Gallagher, K., Milton, P. and Sado, D., 2018. New NICE guidelines for the management of stable angina. British Journal of General Practice, 68(669), pp.202-203. Link   

 

 Myocardial Infarction

 

• Maessen, M.F., Eijsvogels, T.M., Stevens, G., van Dijk, A.P. and Hopman, M.T., 2017. Benefits of lifelong exercise training on left ventricular function after myocardial infarction. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 24(17), pp.1856-1866. Link

 

• Kollet, D.P., Marenco, A.B., Bellé, N.L., Barbosa, E., Boll, L., Eibel, B., Waclawovsky, G. and Lehnen, A.M., 2021. Aerobic exercise, but not isometric handgrip exercise, improves endothelial function and arterial stiffness in patients with myocardial infarction undergoing coronary intervention: a randomized pilot study. BMC cardiovascular disorders, 21(1), pp.1-12. Link

 

• Ma, L., Xiong, X., Yan, L., Qu, J., Hujie, G., Ma, Y., Ren, J. and Ma, J., 2020. Home-based exercise is associated with improved cardiac functional performance in patients after acute myocardial infarction. Journal of International Medical Research, 48(12), p.0300060520977637. Link

 

• Zhang, Y., Cao, H., Jiang, P. and Tang, H., 2018. Cardiac rehabilitation in acute myocardial infarction patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: A community-based study. Medicine, 97(8). Link ​

 

Heart Calculations Academic Research 

 

• Tan, S.J.J., Allen, J.C. and Tan, S.Y., 2017. Determination of ideal target exercise heart rate for cardiac patients suitable for rehabilitation. Clinical cardiology, 40(11), pp.1008-1012. Link

 

• ACPICR Standards (2015) Booklet Link

 

• Whelton PK, Carey RM, et al. 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017; November 7: epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.006. Link

 

• O’Mara, N. and Gardner, G., 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: ACC/AHA. Link

 

• Keteyian, S.J., Kitzman, D., Zannad, F., Landzberg, J., Arnold, J.M., Brubaker, P., Brawner, C.A., Bensimhon, D., Hellkamp, A.S. and Ewald, G., 2012. Predicting maximal heart rate in heart failure patients receiving beta-blockade therapy. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 44(3), p.371. Link

 

• Brawner, C.A., Ehrman, J.K., Schairer, J.R., Cao, J.J. and Keteyian, S.J., 2004. Predicting maximum heart rate among patients with coronary heart disease receiving β-adrenergic blockade therapy. American heart journal, 148(5), pp.910-914. Link​

 

• Arrell, D.K., Rosenow, C.S., Yamada, S., Behfar, A. and Terzic, A., 2020. Cardiopoietic stem cell therapy restores infarction-altered cardiac proteome. NPJ Regenerative medicine, 5(1), pp.1-11. Link

 

• Angermann, C.E., 2009. Comorbidities in heart failure: a key issue. European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements, 8, pp.i5-i10. Link

 

• Vasan, R.S. and Levy, D., 1996. The role of hypertension in the pathogenesis of heart failure: a clinical mechanistic overview. Archives of internal medicine, 156(16), pp.1789-1796. Link

 

• Paffenbarger Jr, R.S. and Lee, I.M., 1996. Physical activity and fitness for health and longevity. Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 67(sup3), pp.S-11. Link

 

• Giuliano, C., Karahalios, A., Neil, C., Allen, J. and Levinger, I., 2017. The effects of resistance training on muscle strength, quality of life and aerobic capacity in patients with chronic heart failure—A meta-analysis. International journal of cardiology, 227, pp.413-423. Link

 

• Marzolini, S., Oh, P.I. and Brooks, D., 2012. Effect of combined aerobic and resistance training versus aerobic training alone in individuals with coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis. European journal of preventive cardiology, 19(1), pp.81-94. Link

 

•  Jewiss, D., Ostman, C. and Smart, N.A., 2016. The effect of resistance training on clinical outcomes in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal of cardiology, 221, pp.674-681. Link

 

• Barrett-Connor, E., 2003. Diabetes and heart disease. Diabetes Care, 26(10), pp.2947-2958. Link

 

• Goldstein, D.S., 2007. Cardiac denervation in patients with Parkinson disease. Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 74(1), p.S91. Link

 

• Paffenbarger, J.R., Blair, S.N., Lee, I.M. and Hyde, R.T., 1993. Measurement of physical activity to assess health effects in free-living populations. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 25(1), pp.60-70. Link

 

• Woodgate, J. and Brawley, L.R., 2008. Self-efficacy for exercise in cardiac rehabilitation: review and recommendations. Journal of Health Psychology, 13(3), pp.366-387. Link

 

• Pollock, M.L., Foster, C., Rod, J.L. and Wible, G., 1982. Comparison of methods for determining exercise training intensity for cardiac patients and healthy adults. Adv Cardiol, 31(2), pp.129-133. Link

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• Ritchie, C., 2012. Rating of perceived exertion (RPE). Journal of physiotherapy, 58(1), p.62. Link

 

• Beale, L., Silberbauer, J., Carter, H., Doust, J. and Brickley, G., 2010. Exercise heart rate guidelines overestimate recommended intensity for chronic heart failure patients. British Journal of Cardiology, 17(3), pp.133-137. Link

 

• Robergs, R.A. and Landwehr, R., 2002. The surprising history of the" HRmax= 220-age" equation. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 5(2), pp.1-10. Link

 

•  Inbar, O.M.R.I., Oren, A., Scheinowitz, M.I.C.K.E.Y., Rotstein, A.R.I.E., Dlin, R.O.N.A.L.D. and Casaburi, R.I.C.H.A.R.D., 1994. Normal cardiopulmonary responses during incremental exercise in 20-to 70-yr-old men. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 26, pp.538-538. Link

 

•  Tanaka, H., Monahan, K.D. and Seals, D.R., 2001. Age-predicted maximal heart rate revisited. Journal of the American college of cardiology, 37(1), pp.153-156. Link

 

•  ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing: Summary Article Link

 

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